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I hurt them in their safe space. I don't know why. My comment was made lightly. I read all the threads. This one read just like the last "where do I start" thread, and that was all I was saying at the time. It got me in a fight with one guy. Whatever. I'm just trying not to have a rough time when I finally pull the trigger so I read. My mistake was chiming in. Lesson learned. I'll come back when I blow up my machine i guess and let everyone tell me how stupid I was to try whatever it is I finally try. All I want is something that works and software that does what I want. I'm afraid I may be asking too much.